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in fact, our -- since u.s. forces are not engaged in hostilities in pakistan there is no factual basis for invoking the war powers act. mr. chairman, pakistan is an important partner in the fight against extremism. last year, congress demonstrated america's long-term commitment to pakistan by passing the enhanced partnership with pakistan act of 2009. any attempt to cut the military ties between our two countries would be counterproductive for our national security interests in the region. no matter what your position on the situation in afghanistan whether you think we should whether you think we should withdraw tomorrow, shift from a
in fact, our -- since u.s. forces are not engaged in hostilities in pakistan there is no factual basis for invoking the war powers act. mr. chairman, pakistan is an important partner in the fight against extremism. last year, congress demonstrated america's long-term commitment to pakistan by passing the enhanced partnership with pakistan act of 2009. any attempt to cut the military ties between our two countries would be counterproductive for our national security interests in the region. no...
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u.s. has no choice to pursue a diplomatic solution in afghanistan. we must be about that hard work now. so please join me in supporting the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops. we can and we must responsibly bring them home and end this war now. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california, do you rise to claim time in opposition? mr. lewis: i do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: i rise to oppose the lee amendment to essentially cut off the funding for our troops in afghanistan and i'm very proud to call upon my colleague, our leader on the defense subcommittee from florida, bill young, for five minutes. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. young: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. and i rise to say compliments to chairman norm dicks of the subcommittee for having worked with the minority and majority as well as the president of the unite
u.s. has no choice to pursue a diplomatic solution in afghanistan. we must be about that hard work now. so please join me in supporting the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops. we can and we must responsibly bring them home and end this war now. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california, do you rise to claim time in opposition? mr. lewis: i do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr....
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according to the u.s. department of state where prostitution is legalized or tolerated, there is a greater demand for human trafficking victims and nearly always an increase in the number of women and children trafficed into commercial, sexual slavery. in preparation for the world cup, the government commissioned a comprehensive study of human trafficking within its borders and discovered that trafficking victims were brought from all over the world, not just from neighboring countries where poverty make women and children make them vulnerable to exploittation. capetown has been closely monitoring and tracking this. capetown law enforcement noted a sudden increase in women arriving with falsified immigration documents from asia yeah and saw a sudden drop in the age of girls working the streets. i applaud captown for its vigilance because criminal cindy indicates have the means and capacity for trafficking women and girls to the world cup. as you may be away, i offered the protection act of 2000 and authori
according to the u.s. department of state where prostitution is legalized or tolerated, there is a greater demand for human trafficking victims and nearly always an increase in the number of women and children trafficed into commercial, sexual slavery. in preparation for the world cup, the government commissioned a comprehensive study of human trafficking within its borders and discovered that trafficking victims were brought from all over the world, not just from neighboring countries where...
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the u.s. government. what is your opinion on this program is experiencing difficulty and not allowing individuals to commit fraud? is this enough to deter fraud going forward? what steps need to be taken? >> ever since we started, this has been one of the programs that has been exposed to fraud. a lot of the cases come out of the -- program. part of that reflects the fact there was no oversight. since then, the bank has taken a number of steps to improve. part of that has been a response to some of the recommendations that we made. for example, where you just issued a review of the initial recommendations. we're glad to report that steps have been taken forward for implementing a number of recommendations that we have including the creation of the review and compliance division requiring payments for transactions. there are still some open recommendations and steps the bank would take. the bank is in the process of reorganization internally that would allow the programs to merge some of the co
the u.s. government. what is your opinion on this program is experiencing difficulty and not allowing individuals to commit fraud? is this enough to deter fraud going forward? what steps need to be taken? >> ever since we started, this has been one of the programs that has been exposed to fraud. a lot of the cases come out of the -- program. part of that reflects the fact there was no oversight. since then, the bank has taken a number of steps to improve. part of that has been a response...
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that will drive businesses out of the u.s. the moratorium declared by the president that was struck down as unconstitutional. but this administration did not want to let a little thing like the constitution get in the way, so this week, they came back with another moratorium. basically foiling the constitution, the judicial sector, throw them away, just as they did with the auto task force, no confirmation from the senate. just appointed people. and they took charge of the automobile business. they came out with a zhrarings as to what -- with a declaration as to what dellerships would close and which ones would have their property taken without due process of law. they came out with a bankruptcy plan that did not go through the requirements of bankruptcy law. they found a judge -- i don't know the judge, but bankruptcy judges have to be confirmed i believe it's every 10 years. not a lifetime appointment. so apparently it was hard to find a judge who would sign off on an illegal, unconstitutional auto task force plan, nor accou
that will drive businesses out of the u.s. the moratorium declared by the president that was struck down as unconstitutional. but this administration did not want to let a little thing like the constitution get in the way, so this week, they came back with another moratorium. basically foiling the constitution, the judicial sector, throw them away, just as they did with the auto task force, no confirmation from the senate. just appointed people. and they took charge of the automobile business....
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and i reiterated to the prime minister that there is no change in u.s. policy when it comes to these issues. we strongly believe that, given its size, its history, the region that it's in, and the threats that are leveled against us -- against it, that israel has unique security requirements. it's got to be able to respond to threats or any combination of threats in the region. and that's why we remain unwavering in our commitment to israel's security. and the united states will never ask israel to take any steps that would undermine their security interests. so i just want to say once again that i thought the discussion that we had was excellent. we've seen over the last year how our relationship has broadened. sometimes it doesn't get publicized, but on a whole range of issues -- economic, military-to-military, issues related to israel maintaining its qualitative military edge, intelligence-sharing, how we are able to work together effectively on the international front -- that in fact our relationship is continuing to improve. and i think a lot of tha
and i reiterated to the prime minister that there is no change in u.s. policy when it comes to these issues. we strongly believe that, given its size, its history, the region that it's in, and the threats that are leveled against us -- against it, that israel has unique security requirements. it's got to be able to respond to threats or any combination of threats in the region. and that's why we remain unwavering in our commitment to israel's security. and the united states will never ask...
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farmers, u.s. businesses, u.s. manufacturers, u.s. service companies, u.s. workers find themselves at a disadvantage because this white house this congress is more interested in special interests than in the interests of our workers, of our economy, of our jobs. so, tonight i would say respectfully to our speaker of the house, to the majority leader of the senate, to president obama, if you want an answer and a partner in creating jobs, republicans are here. we have solutions, we're ready to fight for jobs, we've got to tackle the debt, we've got to create incentives to create jobs, we've got to stop frightening consumers, frightening workers and if we do that, america's capable of bouncing back and getting this economy on the right path again. mr. president, work with us to get america strong again. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the
farmers, u.s. businesses, u.s. manufacturers, u.s. service companies, u.s. workers find themselves at a disadvantage because this white house this congress is more interested in special interests than in the interests of our workers, of our economy, of our jobs. so, tonight i would say respectfully to our speaker of the house, to the majority leader of the senate, to president obama, if you want an answer and a partner in creating jobs, republicans are here. we have solutions, we're ready to...
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do they assume that soonee or later, the u.s. is gone to pull out? that the u.s. will pull out. that is what they tell the afghan villagers. the often commented that the americans have the watches, but we have the timee they do not have a timeline. they have nowhere else to go. that is their home. immediately after 9/11, in afghanistan working with their afghan allies, i was often asked, are you going to stick with us this time? referring to our promises made during these -- during the soviee occupation. the afghans remember that. they are wondering if we are going to stick with them. are we with the afghan people in this fledgling democracy? i do not have the answer.+ at the time, i told them, yes. today, based on the political atmosphere, i do not know. >> it has been several years and we are still there. have we ained any credibility? >> not been the president announces a timeline for withdrawal. he did not see the non-military care, the econnmic develop it.t- very little has gone to the villages and to the afghan ppople. nine years ago, only 6% of the afghan people were on t
do they assume that soonee or later, the u.s. is gone to pull out? that the u.s. will pull out. that is what they tell the afghan villagers. the often commented that the americans have the watches, but we have the timee they do not have a timeline. they have nowhere else to go. that is their home. immediately after 9/11, in afghanistan working with their afghan allies, i was often asked, are you going to stick with us this time? referring to our promises made during these -- during the soviee...
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at'semand for u.s. products before. that has dropped off. now, the only one we have tried to maintain or even do a little better is the federal government. to try to -- to be a counterweight to all this drop-off. i want to make one point and then one question. my point is i don't understand what is wrong in the times of a downturn economy, why it has become so bad to talk about orredor ed advocate for something countercyclical to be a counterweight to this. my friends on the other side, they were fine to do a military runway in iraq in afghanistan, but somehow that money that goes to little rock air force base, that's bad and not a good investment. or, you know, $50 million for clean water projects in arkansas under the stimulus bill is bad, but the deficit spent for clean water projects in iraq or afghanistan is good. i don't get it when you've got this kind of a situation. but here's my question. and somehow i got -- i got put on a goldman sachs mailer years ago and i'm afraid to mention it because they'll pull me off. but is there somethi
at'semand for u.s. products before. that has dropped off. now, the only one we have tried to maintain or even do a little better is the federal government. to try to -- to be a counterweight to all this drop-off. i want to make one point and then one question. my point is i don't understand what is wrong in the times of a downturn economy, why it has become so bad to talk about orredor ed advocate for something countercyclical to be a counterweight to this. my friends on the other side, they...
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the u.s.? another 9/11? >> i think we need to look at in a very broad perspective. there is a clear network of communication between terrorist organizations. even if you assume that one person is weak, you have to look at the other organizations connected to him. organizations such as hezbollah might say that politically they cannot confront you directly, but they could do it through other means, such as al-qaeda. you should not just look at the capacity of an organization itself, but the capacity of its network. this is something critical to understand. we cannot look at terror in a just north america. the second thing that is very important, we have to look at the component of terror. you might look at a very small organization that has access to technologicala capability from a country that supports terror. this is something that we should expect and prepare for. >> let me begin, if i may, by welcoming everyone here, particularly those of you who have not visited the community before. i hop
the u.s.? another 9/11? >> i think we need to look at in a very broad perspective. there is a clear network of communication between terrorist organizations. even if you assume that one person is weak, you have to look at the other organizations connected to him. organizations such as hezbollah might say that politically they cannot confront you directly, but they could do it through other means, such as al-qaeda. you should not just look at the capacity of an organization itself, but the...
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that said, the revelations of the u.s. -- abuses by u.s. and british forces may cause afghanis to be upset. rightly so. they should treat them better. not conceal abuses that have been undertaken. >> why does so much of the material, from u.s. forces? >> we published a lot of material from the british. the ministry of defense put in in order to british chemical, which controls the gateway for m d. they told them to block all connections in an attempt to stop british forces. it was a stated attempt. what happened in practice is someone who is responsible for counterintelligence got some command from a more senior person, saying, look at that thing on wikileaks. should you do something? they rode a letter to british telecom, instructing british telecom to make sure that normal connections could not look to our web pages. the result is that those senior people who complain to are no longer in a position to complain because they cannot read it. it is great. no investigation because they cannot see the material. we discovered this using -- >> [i
that said, the revelations of the u.s. -- abuses by u.s. and british forces may cause afghanis to be upset. rightly so. they should treat them better. not conceal abuses that have been undertaken. >> why does so much of the material, from u.s. forces? >> we published a lot of material from the british. the ministry of defense put in in order to british chemical, which controls the gateway for m d. they told them to block all connections in an attempt to stop british forces. it was a...
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the reports of the demise of the u.s.-israel special relationship are not only premature, but they are wrong. they are not wrong simply because of the unbreakable bond between our two countries. it is a bond anchored in shared values, democracy being chief among them, and shared interests. it is a bond that transcends the differences of opinion our two governments may have from time to time. they are wrong because, for the past year, most of those differences of opinion have focused on how to best use of the peace -- best to move the peace process forward, but not about the goal of moving it forward. on how toes disagree best achieve the movement of the peace process. i think there is a much greater meeting of the minds between president obama and me on how to move forward at this time. how to make the transition from proximity talks to direct talks and how to ensure that those track tops are as substantive as possible and is -- that those talks are as substantive as possible and as fast as possible. talking about talking
the reports of the demise of the u.s.-israel special relationship are not only premature, but they are wrong. they are not wrong simply because of the unbreakable bond between our two countries. it is a bond anchored in shared values, democracy being chief among them, and shared interests. it is a bond that transcends the differences of opinion our two governments may have from time to time. they are wrong because, for the past year, most of those differences of opinion have focused on how to...
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i believe the u.s. health-care system as a whole, administrative waste is up to $300 billion a year, and we should be able to cut that in half within the next five years. we should be able to save the country $150 billion a year just by streamlining the administrative system. how are we going to do that? a lot of that is going to come from getting people together and making it work. you talk to any provider group, they will say it is so complicated they need hundreds of people in their billing systems just to submit bills. insurers will tell you the same thing. one thing everybody agreed upon left and right, democrat and republican, provider groups, doctors groups, everyone agreed that now is the time to tackle this issue. if we get together, it is going to happen at a state and local level. we are going to cut this out, and i am committed. now we are going to figure out how to make it work. let's figure out where the doctors are putting resources, one hospital is spending $200 million to put in a new b
i believe the u.s. health-care system as a whole, administrative waste is up to $300 billion a year, and we should be able to cut that in half within the next five years. we should be able to save the country $150 billion a year just by streamlining the administrative system. how are we going to do that? a lot of that is going to come from getting people together and making it work. you talk to any provider group, they will say it is so complicated they need hundreds of people in their billing...
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u.s.-mexico border. the funds would be used to hire 1,200 border patrol agents and 500 customs officers that would be working the ports of entry, critically needed today, as well as improved tactical communications and making much other needed investments in the security along the u.s.-mexico border. in districts that i represent are concerned about the level of violence affecting our southern neighbor, mexico. as a former border patrol chief and veteran in the united states border patrol, i know very well what these resources that are provided in this amendment mean to a critical area such as the southwest border. i'm particularly encouraged by mr. obey's efforts in this amendment to address the long-standing needs of our ports of entry by funding funds to officers. for too long, inadequate staffing and infrastructure have made the u.s. and mexico border less safe. this is a major step forward in making our nation even more secure by providing funding for more officers at our ports of ent
u.s.-mexico border. the funds would be used to hire 1,200 border patrol agents and 500 customs officers that would be working the ports of entry, critically needed today, as well as improved tactical communications and making much other needed investments in the security along the u.s.-mexico border. in districts that i represent are concerned about the level of violence affecting our southern neighbor, mexico. as a former border patrol chief and veteran in the united states border patrol, i...
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and at the same time you have a u.s. economy still struggling to keep this recovery going. and democrats clearly believe that the need to provide a sufficient base for that recovery through unemployment benefits is necessary. republicans on the other hand, with an eye towards november elections are trumping the concerns of the debt. fine, do them but on a basis they don't add to the federal government deficit. >> if appears that the democrats have the vote to move that bill forward as you mentioned, why did the president make a statement today talking about republicans and their approach? >> it seems that his message was calculated to attempt to make sure that the votes were there. to make sure as we have seen several times throughout this lengthy process of trying to get this bill through. there has been a number of votes where democrats thought they had sufficient votes. and at the last minute a waivering republican changed their minds, scott brown did that once. and i think that the president wanted to put pressure on the moderate democrats for their vote. >> thank you c
and at the same time you have a u.s. economy still struggling to keep this recovery going. and democrats clearly believe that the need to provide a sufficient base for that recovery through unemployment benefits is necessary. republicans on the other hand, with an eye towards november elections are trumping the concerns of the debt. fine, do them but on a basis they don't add to the federal government deficit. >> if appears that the democrats have the vote to move that bill forward as you...
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those applications at the u.s. patent and trade office, or uspto, represents the great it's the country has to offer in terms of new ideas and new technologies. they contain any number of breakthroughs that help propel our economy out of the recession, expand small business and create new jobs. they could be the key to helping our nation maintain its technological edge globally. patent activity among our biggest competitors like china, india, and south korea have shown exponential growth but this bill is one step from providing uspto the resources necessary to keep pace with the flow of innovation and ensure american businesses and workers can compete globally. it is set with the reduction of spending -- it is justify set with the reduction in spending in the census bureau. we need to make sure the uspto can hire necessary patent examiners, install up to date patent technology and make other changes necessary to get at this backlog. this is an issue of critical importance for our economy and the job market. i encou
those applications at the u.s. patent and trade office, or uspto, represents the great it's the country has to offer in terms of new ideas and new technologies. they contain any number of breakthroughs that help propel our economy out of the recession, expand small business and create new jobs. they could be the key to helping our nation maintain its technological edge globally. patent activity among our biggest competitors like china, india, and south korea have shown exponential growth but...
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much. >> chairman dodd, senator shelby, and members of the committee, i am honored to appear before u.s. president obama's nominee to serve as a member and vice chair of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. if i am confirmed to these positions, i look forward to working with this committee in the coming years. i am wholeheartedly committed to pursuing the federal reserve's congressional reman dated goals of maximum employment and stability and to strengthening our program of supervision and regulation, building on the lessons learned during the financial crisis. we must work together and in cooperation with central banks and governments around the world to mitigate a systemic risk in the financial and payment systems so that our country never again suffers such a devastating episode of financial instability. we have learned a harsh lesson about the dire consequences of financial crisis has for ordinary americans in the form of lost jobs, lost homes, lost well, and lost businesses. those of us charged with overseeing the financial system should always keep this human cos
much. >> chairman dodd, senator shelby, and members of the committee, i am honored to appear before u.s. president obama's nominee to serve as a member and vice chair of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. if i am confirmed to these positions, i look forward to working with this committee in the coming years. i am wholeheartedly committed to pursuing the federal reserve's congressional reman dated goals of maximum employment and stability and to strengthening our program...
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summer 2009, the mms awards transocean's u.s. gulf of mexico operation a safety award for excellence and our secretary directed mms to begin focusing on promoting wind energy. elizabeth birnbaum assumes duties as director of mms. the new york times recorded that quote nr particularly and tasked with handling the issue of the 25-mile cape wind farm off of cape cod. what happens the next month august 2009, mms fails to perform a standard monthly expansion of deepwater horizon. august of that same month, white house -- at the white house's request, secretary salazar takes a break from her wind energy efforts to begin the big effort of selling health care reform. august 2009, you traveled throughout the west to tout obama's stimulus plan. i understand from this timeline that on the 21st of august that you were in grand canyon south rim on the highlighting 10.8 million stimulus dollars. 8/20, you were in utah. $3.6 million stimulus dollars and on the 20th you were in oregon on stimulus dollars. the very next month the national oceanic
summer 2009, the mms awards transocean's u.s. gulf of mexico operation a safety award for excellence and our secretary directed mms to begin focusing on promoting wind energy. elizabeth birnbaum assumes duties as director of mms. the new york times recorded that quote nr particularly and tasked with handling the issue of the 25-mile cape wind farm off of cape cod. what happens the next month august 2009, mms fails to perform a standard monthly expansion of deepwater horizon. august of that same...
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the u.s. only produces 2% or 3% of the world -- of oil in the world? guest: in the world we produce more than that but for our own use as we produce upwards to 40% or 45% of our own oil. but again, we are the first customer. we of the first ones that receive the the crude oil from wherever it comes from. we manufacture our deep manufacture it, change it, make products americans use. whether it comes from the gulf, whether it comes from canada or somewhere else in the world. it, says the cost to buy crude oil? guest: crude-oil and is not a single item. the world price is set by the best quality crude oil available, the one that is called sweet crude. it is the lowest in sulfur and lowest in contaminants. and then you have a whole range throughout the whole -- whole world that go to the very heavy crude, contaminants and lots of sulfur. it really costs the lot more to process that lower quality crude and that it does the hall light -- higher quality. unfortunately, the higher- quality crudes come from some of the more unstable regions. host: what kind of
the u.s. only produces 2% or 3% of the world -- of oil in the world? guest: in the world we produce more than that but for our own use as we produce upwards to 40% or 45% of our own oil. but again, we are the first customer. we of the first ones that receive the the crude oil from wherever it comes from. we manufacture our deep manufacture it, change it, make products americans use. whether it comes from the gulf, whether it comes from canada or somewhere else in the world. it, says the cost to...
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after that, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says that the u.s. unemployment rate will likely stay above 7% through 2012. affairs>> c-span -- our public content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> now kenneth feinberg testified about his role as the administration of that $20 billion bp cut oil spill compensation fund. this portion of the hearing is one hour and 20 minutes. we begin with mr. feinberg is opening stained it. -- mr. feinberg's opening statement. >> i appreciate the opportunity to testify before this committee. the questions that have been raised are what i expected in appearing before this committee over and over again over the years. i will try to address briefly in some fashion what i am doing and answers to some of these questions and then whatever the committee's pleasure, i will respond. i am in charge of an independent gulf coast claims facility under the arrangement entered into between the administr
after that, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says that the u.s. unemployment rate will likely stay above 7% through 2012. affairs>> c-span -- our public content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> now kenneth feinberg testified about his role as the administration of that $20 billion bp cut oil spill compensation fund. this portion of the hearing is...